Pulse oximeter

beep beep beep--beep beep

What's that noise?

Its a pulse oximeter.

The Masimo.

Its a Masimo Radical 7.

It is on a patient in a patient room.

The patient's heart rate is a little too high.

The monitor is going off.

A Pulse oximeter, is one of my favorite pieces.

Its a device that clips or tapes onto a patient's finger, and has a little red light in the finger sensor.

It measures the oxygen levels, and the heart rate.

If a pulse oximeter goes off, that means either the sensor has come off, the Spo2 (Oxygen is too Low, or High), the Heart rate is too low or high, or its not getting a good reading.

The normal oxygen levels are between 90 and 100.

Well, for children who have breathing problems like Me, a good saturation level would be from about 95%, to 100.

So, if you ever have to have one of those used on you, remember that it doesn't hurt, it just measures your Oxygen saturations in the BLOOD, and your heart beat.

Some even beep to your pulse.

Well, that's a short Medicine lesson for today.

I'll have several lessons each day, and ONE BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG LESSON EACH DAY.

Love and Happiness to EVERYON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!